Memory and myth: postcolonial religion in contemporary Guyanese fiction and poetry

This book investigates the problematical historical location of the term 'religion' and examines how this location has affected the analytical reading of postcolonial fiction and poetry. The adoption of the term 'religion' outside of a Western Enlightenment and Christian context...

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主要作者: Darroch, Fiona (Author)
格式: 电子 图书
语言:English
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出版: Amsterdam New York Rodopi 2009
In:Year: 2009
评论:Memory and Myth: Postcolonial Religion in Contemporary Guyanese Fiction and Poetry. By Fiona Darroch (2010) (Filipczak, Dorota)
丛编:Cross / cultures 103
Further subjects:B Religion in literature
B Guyanese literature History and criticism
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总结:This book investigates the problematical historical location of the term 'religion' and examines how this location has affected the analytical reading of postcolonial fiction and poetry. The adoption of the term 'religion' outside of a Western Enlightenment and Christian context should therefore be treated with caution. Within postcolonial literary criticism, there has been either a silencing of the category as a result of this caution or an uncritical and essentializing adoption of the term 'religion'. It is argued in the present study that a vital aspect of how writers articulate their histo
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references and index
ISBN:904202576X